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Xero Tips and Tricks - Keyboard shortcuts

Did you know that there are a large number of keyboard shortcuts available to help you navigate around Xero, add new invoices, contacts?

The navigational keyboard shortcuts work from any screen in Xero , except Fixed Assets, Reporting, Projects, Expenses and Payroll). Simply press the forward slash key (/) followed by the shortcut key in the table below and hit Enter. 

Xero Keyboard Shortcuts

To use the Add new function click use the same forward slash and shortcut key combination and click the Add new option that appears below the search bar. 

Example Keyboard Shortcut

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